It was déja vú all over again for the Andress and Del Valle high school football teams.

Meeting in the first round of the playoffs at the same site for the second straight year, Andress once again pulled off a convincing upset and celebrated a Class 4A Division 1 bi-district championship in the middle of Conquest Field.

"We did it again," safety Dejon Scott said.

Unranked Andress, delivering its most complete game of the year, exposed a struggling Del Valle offense, and Ryan Metz displayed razor-sharp accuracy to knock off Del Valle 30-14 on the road Friday. Andress advances to play Lubbock Monterey next week at a time and date to be determined.

"Resiliency," coach Patrick Brown said. "This team just continues to buy in and get better."

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Del Valle (8-3) sprinted out to a 14-7 lead, taking advantage of Andress penalties and a muffed punt. But the Conquistadores' gamble on fourth down at midfield backfired.

Andress (7-4) took over, and Tayshaun Gary, who had 99 yards rushing, scored his second touchdown. Del Valle couldn't answer. Metz then conducted a precision-like 2-minute drill, taking Andress 65 yards in seven plays. He hit Omar Barron for a 19-yard touchdown with 10 seconds left in the half. Andress took a 21-14 lead it would never surrender.

"If there's a better quarterback than Ryan, I haven't seen him," Brown said.

The Eagle defense pitched a shutout the rest of the way, holding Del Valle scoreless for 32 minutes. Andress used its speed to limit Del Valle's big plays. Three interceptions, two by Scott and another by Edward Groomes, helped.

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The offense did the rest, running over a Del Valle defense giving up eight points a game to El Paso squads. The Andress O-line gave Metz time, and he finished 20-of-26 for 213 yards, throwing his final score on a beautiful fade to Eddie Sinegal. The Eagles also had 150 yards on the ground.

"Just a dream come true," Metz said. "This team went through a lot of bad, but we persevered. It paid off."

Evan Mohl may be reached at emohl@elpasotimes.com;546-6381. Follow him on Twitter @EvanMohl.